Crime Rates at Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 6SA

Addiscombe Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Addiscombe Road (CR0 6SA) in the last 12 months was 456.8 per 1,000 residents and was 382.2% higher than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 183.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Addiscombe Road (CR0 6SA), the main crime hotspot is near College Road. Police recorded 261 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.